Yamal promises to shine again - Photo: REUTERS
Spain and Portugal are the two most successful teams in the UEFA Nations League, with each team having won the tournament once in three editions. Spain was also runner-up in the 2020-2021 season (losing to France in the final).
The competition therefore promises to be very dramatic, as both Portugal and Spain possess young stars.
Bookmakers still rate Spain as slightly better when giving Spain a handicap of 0.5 goals for the whole match and a handicap of 0.25 goals in the first half.
This is a pretty ideal handicap because Spain still has more even strength in all three lines.
In attack, Yamal is unstoppable at the moment. In midfield, the Spanish superstars promise to control the match.
Portugal's defense is not very solid, having conceded 4 goals in the last 3 matches. Against an excellent Yamal, Portugal will most likely not be able to withstand.
Ronaldo scored against Germany, but Spain's young, strong defence will pose a much bigger challenge.
In terms of head-to-head record, Spain is still better with 1 win and 4 draws in the last 5 encounters. Reputable prediction sites such as Sportsmole and Whoscored all predict that Spain will win by 1 goal.
On the other hand, the over/under ratio for the whole match is 2.75 goals, and in the first half it is 1.25 goals. This is a pretty ideal ratio given the number of goals in recent matches between the two teams. Spain's last 6 matches all had 3 goals or more. Similarly, Portugal also scored 3 goals or more in their last 2 matches.
Expected lineup:
Portugal: Costa; Dalot, Dias, Inacio, Mendes; J. Neves, Vitinha, Bernardo; Conceicao, Ronaldo, Fernandes.
Spain: Simon; Porro, Le Normand, Huijsen, Cucurella; Merino, Fabian, Pedri; Yamal, Oyarzabal, Williams.
Prediction: Spain win 1-0 at half-time, win 3-1 on aggregate.
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/du-doan-ti-so-uefa-nations-league-yamal-ha-do-van-ronaldo-20250607164456086.htm
Comment (0)